BMW, a brand that is known for creating luxury sports sedans, has taken a powerful step into diversifying its vehicle lineup. While BMW may have reinvented what it means to be a sports luxury sedan, they refuse to be limited in what they create. Thus, they have brought forth a new type of BMW, the X Series. Since the creation of the X Series, BMW has made a huge impact on the SUV and crossover markets and it looks to continue to do so with its 2018 model lineup.

HOW IT LOOKS

The 2018 BMW X3 is a Sports Activity Vehicle that gives you endless opportunity. It’s stylish, with intelligence embedded throughout, and performance that sets the standard for what a vehicle of this size should be capable of. It’s everything you’d want out of a vehicle.

At a glance, it’s clear that the X3 craves adventure. As a Sports Activity Vehicle, it’s natural that the 2018 X3’s styling leans towards an athletic design. It’s a vehicle engineered to conquer difficult terrain, and it does so with the highest level of elegance. Headed by the world famous BMW front face, with the double kidney grilles that flank the BMW roundel. It’s got a more muscular silhouette than most BMW vehicles, and it offers a powerful stance with a wide base that gives it a uniquely BMW appeal to it.

HOW IT FEELS

The 2018 BMW X3’s adventurous design would be nothing without the performance to back it up. BMW prides itself on its ability to create vehicles that outperform their competition. The 2018 X3 comes built with an intercooled Turbo Premium I-4 engine, or with a new-generation BMW branded TwinPower diesel engine that delivers 248 horsepower. The X3 is not just a technical marvel when it comes to sheer power, but also in regards to its efficiency. The 2018 X3 has a combined fuel consumption rate of 8.4 L/100km, as well as one of the lowest CO2 emission ratings out of any vehicle in its class. It’s power impressively powerful and incredibly efficient.

BMW has built their reputation not just in lavish luxury, but in providing the highest level of intelligence a vehicle can offer. The 2018 X3 comes stoked with the industry’s best tech. BMW’s ConnectedDrive acts as a central nervous system for X3’s brain. Through it, the X3 has access to a variety of amazing audio features, navigation, and BMW concierge, as well as the ability to keep you connected to your social media and email so that you’re never out of touch. The X3 also has access to Remote Services, which allows you to control aspects of your car through your smartphone. The X3 is one of the smartest and safest vehicles driving on Edmonton roads.